Golf club measuring device



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Nov. 5, 1935. E. J. KLIN GOLF CLUB MEASURING DEVICE File d June 7, 1933,

Patented Nov. 5, 1935 2,020,193 corn own 'MEASURING DEVICE FFIE Edwin 3. Klin, Chicago, Ill. Application June '2, 1932, Serial o. 674,761

1 Claim. (01. as-169);

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in golf club measuring devices, and has for its principal object the provision of an improved construction of this character which will be highly efiicient in use and economical in manufacture.

It is a fact well known to golf players that there is a certain correlation between the players height and the length of clubs that he or she should use to obtain the best results in playing the same; and it is the primary object of this invention to provide a device by means of which the proper club lengths for each individual player may be readily determined by ascertaining the players height.

Another object of the invention is to provide a chart showing the proper club lengths for players of various heights.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. v

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference tothe accompanying drawing, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a preferred form of the new device;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the same;

Fig. 3' is a fragmentary rear elevational View of the device;

Fig. 4 is a transverse horizontal sectional view on line i l in Fig. 2; Y

Fig. 5 is a transverse horizontal sectional view on line 5-5 in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of the correlated club length and players height chart embodied in the invention.

A preferred form of the measuring device is indicated generally at E9 in the drawing and comprises a support which includes a base I! having an upright, vertical standard l2 mounted thereon. Mounted on the upright 82 and parallel thereto is a guide rod 53.

Slidably adjustable upon the upright l2 and having a portion it guided over the guide rod I3 is an indicator member which has a horizontally projecting height-measuring member Hi and a pair of indicator or pointer arms ii. One of these indicator arms H is movable over the players height columns i8 and i9, respectively, of the chart 23.

This chart 23 may be mounted on the upright in any suitable manner. The chart 2!] includes two vertical columns of figures i8 and i9 showing, respectively, the players height in feet and inches. The chart 23 also includes a vertical column of figures 2i showing the lengths of various types of so-called woods or Wooden clubs that players of various heights should use. Also included in the-chart 20 is a vertical column of figures 22 showing the lengths of so-called irons or metal clubs that should use.

inafter. In the construction of the device the 5 chart 20 may be mounted on a backing plate such as 23 which may be supported on the upright l3 in any suitable manner.

To use the device the player stands upon the floorunder thearm it which is then adjusted to the top of the players head whereupon by noting the players height, as indicated by the pointer arms ii on the players height columns. i8 and i9, theproper lengths that the player should use for his or her height may be noted in the columns 2! and 22 of chart 20. 1

Chart 20 Wood clubs Ft. In. Iron clubs Inches Inches No. 1 Driving iron 40% Driver 44' 6 Spade mashie 7 Mashie niblick.-- 8 Niblick 9 Putter 35% 10 Approach iron 37% Brassie. 44 6 3 Spoon 43 No, 1 Driving iron 40 2 M'd-' Driver 43% 3 Brassie 43% 6 1 Spoon 42% Driver 43 3 Mid-mashie Brassic 43 5 l1 6 Spade maslne 7 Mashie niblick 8 Niblickh 9 Putter--.

Spoon 42 10 Approach N o. 1 Driving iron Driver 42% 6 Spade mashie.

7 Mashie niblick 8 Niblick Brassie 42% 5 9 Spoon 41% 10 Approach No. 1 Driving iron 38% 55 2 Mid iron 3 Mid-mashie. 4 Mashie iron- 5 Mashie 6 Spade mashie 7 Mashie niblick 8 Nibliek.-- 9 Putter 10 Approach Driver 42 Brassie 42 5 7 33% 6O Spoon 41 Wood clubs Ft. In. Iron clubs Wood clubs Ft. In. Iron clubs Inches Inches N0. 1 Dr v ng iron Mid-iron 2 Mid-HOD Brassie 35 4 1 Mashie 3 Mid-mashie.. Putter Driver 41 4 Mashie iron. 4 0

5 Mashie Mid-iron Brassie 41 5 5 6 Spade mash1e Brassie 34 3 11 Mashie 7 Mashie mbllck Putter" s Niblick a 10 9 Putter Mid-iron Spoon. 40 10 Approach iron Brassie 33 3 9 Mashie 3 8 Putter.

While I have illustrated and described the pre- Drim- 4O ferred form of construction for carrying my in- Bmssie 4o 5 3 vention into efiect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish Spoon 39 9 Putter I c V 10 Approach iron 34% to be limited to the precise details of construc- 5 2 No.1 Drivingimn 37 tlon set forth, but desne to avall myself of such fig-imn fl ga var1at1ons and modifications as come within the 1 -mas ie- 6 Driver 39% 4 Mashie 1mm 35% scope of the appended claim.

1 5 Mashie 35 Having thus described my invention What I Brassle 39/2 5 1 2 $35,33 ,33 51 claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Pat- 3 igu na; 33% ent 1s: 38% 1 Ag fgggggggg, 3 A device of the type d s d comprising a 5 0 standard 1n the nature of a shaft, two mdlcla Drive, 39 5 ,,ggf bearing panels fastened to said standard inspaced g fi fg g relation therewith and upon opposite sides of Brassie 39 4 11 9 jjj V the standard, a guide rod arranged in parallelism Spoon 38 4 10 and spaced relation with the standard and having its ends fastened thereto, a height indicating Bmsle 38% 4 9 arm, means for slidably connecting the arm with 4 8 said standard and the guide rod, said means extending through the spaces between the standard Brassie 38 4 7 and sald panels, and pointers carried by said 4 6 means and extending over the indicia bearing sur- Brassie 37% 4 5 faces of said panels.

EDWIN J. KLIN.

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